Resolution Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the Weeks Act Approved by the U.S. Senate

WASHINGTON – On Nov. 29, 2010, a resolution authored by U.S. Senators Judd Gregg (R-NH) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the Weeks Act (S. Res. 679) was approved by the U.S. Senate. In addition to celebrating the law’s centennial anniversary, the bipartisan resolution provides deserving recognition to the law’s author, John Weeks, a Massachusetts Congressman born in Lancaster, New Hampshire. It also recognizes that the acquisition of the first 7,000 acres of White Mountain National Forest was made possible using the authorities provided by the Weeks Act. Lastly, the resolution acknowledges the work and cooperation of local conservation groups, businesses, industrialists, and the tourism industry to ensure passage of the original law, and encourages further collaboration and continued support for the White Mountain National Forest.

Read more here: http://gregg.senate.gov/news/press/release/?id=DE652846-4B68-41C0-86D9-7DF89C818482

For information on wilderness areas on the White Mountain National Forest, visit http://www.fs.fed.us/r9/forests/white_mountain/recreation/wilderness/